Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

This is the official Twitter page of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, representing Missouri's Fifth District.

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

Tonight, I voted to put an end to the president’s disastrous war in the Middle East that is putting our troops in harm’s way and driving up costs on hardworking families.

The Senate must immediately take up this resolution and reassert Congress’s constitutional War Powers authority.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The House passed a resolution to block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, ratcheting up pressure on the administration to find a way to end the unpopular war. https://t.co/r04QNrmoyf

[Amy Wheeler @amywstl]

Thank you to Brock at @repcleaver office for meeting with us to discuss the #ASAPAct, which would create a pathway for Medicare coverage of routine Alzheimer’s blood tests. Together, we can ensure early Alzheimer’s detection and diagnosis is the standard of care. #ENDALZ

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

The Director of National Intelligence is essential to keeping American families safe and protecting the homeland.

Such an enormous responsibility should not be given to an individual that has never served in an intelligence role and has proven to put politics above the rule of law.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Bill Pulte, the new acting director of national intelligence, has no known national security experience, but he has something President Trump values above all else: loyalty https://t.co/Ptj6HCRU29

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

American families are already paying the price for the president’s disastrous war in the Middle East—but the failure to negotiate an end to the war threatens to drive up gas prices even further.
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[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

While the president is busy building ballrooms and trading stocks, America’s small businesses are getting crushed by the administration’s reckless tariff taxes and disastrous war in the Middle East.

They deserve so much better.
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[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

Together, we are leading dozens of @HouseDemocrats in demanding changes to the administration’s refund system that will ensure American consumers can apply for relief and small businesses take priority over large corporations.

More here:
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[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

While American families and mom-and-pop businesses faced the brunt of the damage caused by the president’s illegal tariff scheme, the administration’s current refund system prioritizes payments for giant corporations.

@RepAnalilia & I are leading calls for targeted relief to those hurt the most.

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

Unions like @CWAUnion are the defenders of workers nationwide and the foundation of America’s labor movement.

Thankful for the opportunity to speak with hundreds of CWA members this week as we continue fighting for a livable wage, stronger worker protections, and the right to collectively bargain.

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

The president promised he would bring prices down on Day One.

Instead, prices are accelerating at the fastest pace in years because of reckless Republican policies and the disastrous war in the Middle East.,
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[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

“We have no reason to take a back seat to any city, any community, anywhere.

This is Kansas City, Missouri.”
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[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

More than 3 million Americans are impacted by Celiac Disease in the U.S., forcing them to maintain a careful diet or face serious health challenges that come with the disease.

I introduced the Celiac Safety Act to update our labeling laws and protect these Americans.
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[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

It’s officially World Cup Month, Kansas City!

#WeAreKansasCity

[FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City @FWC26KansasCity]

WAKE UP IT’S JUNE!!!

History begins this month, KC ❤️

#FIFAWorldCup #WeAreKansasCity

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

Pride Month is a celebration of love, authenticity, and community.

As your representative, I proudly stand with LGBTQI+ Americans in #MO05 and across the country today and every day.

[The Associated Press @AP]

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans' finances. https://t.co/kquHNAqsVf

[CNN @CNN]

Iran war-driven price shock sent US inflation soaring in April to its highest level in nearly three years https://t.co/wwKuewxuDh

[Derek Zimmerman-Guyer @DerekDZG11]

May 18: @JDVance claimed he didn't know who @repcleaver was while at a Kansas City event in the congressman's 5th District.

Donald Trump ordered Missouri's redistricting explicitly to push Cleaver out.

May 27: Currently serving his 21st year in Congress, Cleaver responded.

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

While Americans are struggling to put food on the table, keep up with rising energy costs, and pay for health care, the administration is focused on illegally putting the president’s face on money.

As the president made very clear: “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation"

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years. https://t.co/S8sqdKSB7i

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

Yikes. You can see how Americans are getting squeezed financially right now.

Personal incomes in the US *fell* in April (after adjusting for taxes). See the blue bar below.

The savings rate fell to 2.6% in April --> one of the lowest readings in the past 20 years outside of the 2022 "revenge spend" era.

This is not sustainable.
People continue to spend (orange bar), but their incomes are not keeping up.

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

This is stunning.
Personal savings rate April 2025: 5.5%
Personal savings rate April 2026: 2.6%

That's a sharp plunge.
It underscores how squeezed Americans are right now with higher prices and incomes not keeping up.
Maybe you can explain some of this away by Baby Boomers retiring, but not all of it.

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

Inflation is rising, wages are falling, and the economy is slowing more than expected.

Whether it is the reckless tariff taxes or the disastrous war in the Middle East, Republican policies are failing the American people.
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